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Two freshman Democratic senators, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, have joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who say they support gay marriage.

Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City and champion of gay rights, died Friday from congestive heart failure at the age of 88.

Daniel Inouye, who served 50 years as a U.S. senator from Hawaii and supported LGBT rights, died Monday at the age of 88.

The now-infamous "GOP 4" crossed party lines to help pass marriage equality legislation, but Sen. Roy McDonald has discovered that getting reelected is a challenge.

Democrat David Richardson made history when he became the first openly gay candidate elected to the Florida state legislature after winning the primary elections in Miami.

In the race for seats on the local Democratic Party’s oversight panel, LGBT candidates captured a majority of seats allocated to the city’s eastside Assembly District 17 that covers many gay neighborhoods.

President Barack Obama is launching a two-day campaign fundraising swing in California and will attend two events for gay and lesbian supporters.

A major donor to Belmont University is pressuring the Catholic school to re-hire a lesbian coach who was allegedly fired for revealing her sexual orientation. What’s more, the donor, Michael Curb, is a Republican politician, record company executive, and NASCAR owner.

Despite two terms as governor of New Mexico and recent visits to 26 states, most Americans have never heard of Gary Johnson.

Same-sex couple in the land of Lincoln could be looking at the prospect of seeing their families enjoy a measure of legal recognition, if the Illinois state legislature approves a bill to provide for civil unions.